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The Five Year Lie

Sarina Bowen

3.85 AVERAGE

adventurous
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lovemorr's review

3.0
adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don’t usually read thrillers but I would say this leans more mystery than thriller. Predictable overall but I still enjoyed reading. 
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I wanted to love this one but it just wasn’t what I had hoped for. Seemed too long and I didn’t love all of the characters or the ending. 

Wasn’t very twisty for being a thriller. Can definitely tell the author normally writes romance because those were the bits I enjoyed the most – the relationship between two of the characters being told through flashbacks and memories. 

Some of the characters felt underdeveloped and the FMC wasn’t my favorite. And one character that I enjoyed getting to know deserved so much better. 

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jeri's review

4.0
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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meldaneemo's review

3.75
challenging emotional hopeful mysterious

becca1997's review

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated